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Powers of Entry etc. Bill [HL]

Answer

Set out below are the 65 Acts and 152 statutory instruments listed in the Schedule to the Powers of Entry etc. Bill [HL] under which officials of Defra and public or private bodies answerable to the Secretary of State, or others, eg police officers or local authority officials, can exercise powers of entry. The list in the schedule to the noble Lord’s Private Member’s Bill includes some provisions which have been repealed or revoked.

Primary
	Year	Statute	No. of powers
1	1958	Agricultural Marketing Act 1958	1
2	1928	Agricultural Produce (Grading and Marking) Act 1928	1
3	1947	Agriculture Act 1947	2
4	1967	Agriculture Act 1967	2
5	1970	Agriculture Act 1970	2
6	1964	Agriculture and Horticulture Act 1964	2
7	1963	Animal Boarding Establishments Act 1963	1
8	1981	Animal Health Act 1981	26
9	2006	Animal Welfare Act 2006	15
10	1986	Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986	1
11	1980	Bees Act 1980	1
12	1973	Breeding of Dogs Act 1973	1
13	1991	Breeding of Dogs Act 1991	1
14	1983	British Fishing Boats Act 1983	1
15	1993	Clean Air Act 1993	2
16	2005	Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005	2
17	1949	Coast Protection Act 1949	2
18	1970	Conservation of Seals Act 1970	1
19	1989	Control of Pollution (Amendment) Act 1989	1
20	1974	Control of Pollution Act 1974	2
		Countryside Act 1968 (Repealed)	0
21	2000	Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000	5
22	1991	Dangerous Dogs Act 1991	1
23	1976	Dangerous Wild Animals Act 1976	1
24	1937	Diseases of Fish Act 1937	2
25	1953	Dogs (Protection of Livestock) Act 1953	1
26	1976	Endangered Species (Import and Export) Act 1976	2
27	1995	Environment Act 1995	2
28	1990	Environmental Protection Act 1990	4
29	1981	Fisheries Act 1981	1
30	1985	Food and Environment Protection Act 1985	4
31	1990	Food Safety Act 1990	2
32	1999	Food Standards Act 1999	2
33	2000	Fur Farming (Prohibition) Act 2000	1
34	2004	Gangmasters (Licensing) Act 2004	2
35	1946	Hill Farming Act 1946	1
36	2009	Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009	4
37	1879	Metropolis Management (Thames River Prevention of Floods) Amendment Act 1879	4
38	1852	Metropolis Water Act 1852	1
39	1927	Metropolitan Water Board Act 1927	1
40	1985	Milk (Cessation of Production) Act 1985	1
41	1949	National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949	2
42	2006	Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006	1
43	1996	Noise Act 1996	2
44	1993	Noise and Statutory Nuisance Act 1993	2
45	1925	Performing Animals (Regulation) Act 1925	1
46	1954	Pests Act 1954	1
47	1951	Pet Animals Act 1951	1
		Plant Health Act 1967 (Repealed)	0
48	1964	Plant Varieties and Seeds Act 1964	3
49	1949	Prevention of Damage by Pests Act 1949	2
50	1992	Protection of Badgers Act 1992	2
51	1975	Reservoirs Act 1975	2
52	1964	Riding Establishments Act 1964	1
53	1986	Salmon Act 1986	1
54	1975	Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries Act 1975	4
55	1964	Scrap Metal Dealers Act 1964	2
56	1967	Sea Fish (Conservation) Act 1967	2
57	1967	Sea Fisheries (Shellfish) Act 1967	3
58	1966	Sea Fisheries Regulation Act 1966	1
59	1967	Slaughter of Poultry Act 1967	1
60	1974	Slaughterhouses Act 1974	1
	2003	Waste and Emissions Trading Act 2003 (Repealed)	0
61	1991	Water Industry Act 1991	17
62	1991	Water Resources Act 1991	7
63	1959	Weeds Act 1959	1
64	1981	Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981	7
65	1981	Zoo Licensing Act 1981	2

Secondary
No	Year	SI no.	Authority	Title	No of powers
1.	1950	1326	Agricultural Marketing Act 1958	British Wool Marketing Scheme (Approval) Order 1950	1
2.	2007	3105	Agriculture Act 1947	Agricultural Land Tribunals (Rules) Order 2007	2
3.	1958	558	Agriculture Act 1957	Imported Livestock Order 1958	1
4.	1985	64	Agriculture Act 1957	Potatoes (Protection of Guarantees) Order 1984	1
5.	1980	1811	Agriculture Act 1957	Sheep Variable Premium (Protection of Payments) (No 2) Order 1980	1
6.	2003	3273	Animal Health Act 1981	African Swine Fever (Wales) Order 2003	1
7.	2006	3249	Animal Health Act 1981	Avian Influenza (H5N1 in Wild Birds) (England) Order 2006	1
8.	2006	3310	Animal Health Act 1981	Avian Influenza (H5N1 in Wild Birds) (Wales) Order 2006	1
9.	2006	2702	Animal Health Act 1981	Avian Influenza and Influenza of Avian Origin in Mammals (England) (No 2) Order 2006	2
10.	2006	2927	Animal Health Act 1981	Avian Influenza and Influenza of Avian Origin in Mammals (Wales) (No 2) Order 2006	2
11.	2006	866	Animal Health Act 1981	Brucellosis (Wales) Order 2006	1
12.	1928	206	Animal Health Act 1981	Cattle Plague Order 1928 [1928/206]	1
13.	2003	1078	Animal Health Act 1981	Diseases of Poultry (England) Order 2003	3
14.	2003	1079	Animal Health Act 1981	Diseases of Poultry (Wales) Order 2003	2
15.	2000	2056	Animal Health Act 1981	Enzootic Bovine Leukosis (England) Order 2000	2
16.	2006	867	Animal Health Act 1981	Enzootic Bovine Leukosis (Wales) Order 2006	1
17.	1980	14	Animal Health Act 1981	Importation of Animal Products and Poultry Products Order 1980	1
18.	1977	944	Animal Health Act 1981	Importation of Animals Order 1977	1
19.	1979	1702	Animal Health Act 1981	Importation of Birds, Poultry and Hatching Eggs Order 1979	5
20.	1980	12	Animal Health Act 1981	Importation of Embryos, Ova and Semen Order 1980	1
21.	1979	1703	Animal Health Act 1981	Importation of Hay and Straw Order 1979	1
22.	1981	677	Animal Health Act 1981	Importation of Processed Animal Protein Order 1981	1
23.	1928	205	Animal Health Act 1981	Pleuro-Pneumonia Order 1928 [1928/205]	1
24.	1974	2212	Animal Health Act 1981	Rabies (Control) Order 1974	1
25.	2005	14	Data Protection Act 1998	Information Tribunal (Enforcement Appeals) Rules 2005	1
26.	1999	2170	Environmental Protection Act 1990	Environmental Protection (Restriction on Use of Lead Shot) (England) Regulations	2
27.	2002	1730	Environmental Protection Act 1990	Environmental Protection (Restriction on Use of Lead Shot) (Wales) Regulations 2002	2
28.	1991	777	European Communities Act 1972	Agricultural, Fishery and Aquaculture Products (Improvement Grant) Regulations 1991	1
29.	1980	1298	European Communities Act 1972	Agriculture and Horticulture Development Regulations 1980	1
30.	1985	1266	European Communities Act 1972	Agriculture Improvement Regulations 1985	1
31.	2005	2347	European Communities Act 1972	Animal By-Products Regulations 2005	1
32.	1998	1131	European Communities Act 1972	Apple and Pear Orchard Grubbing Up Regulations 1998	1
33.	2009	463	European Communities Act 1972	Aquatic Animal Health (England and Wales) Regulations 2009 [2009/463]	2
34.	2006	2703	European Communities Act 1972	Avian Influenza (Vaccination) (England) Regulations 2006	1
35.	1996	2999	European Communities Act 1972	Beef (Marketing Payment) (No 2) Regulations 1996	1
36.	1996	2005	European Communities Act 1972	Beef (Marketing Payment) Regulations 1996	1
	2000	3047	European Communities Act 1972	Beef Labelling (Enforcement) (England) Regulations 2000 [2000/3047] (Revoked)	0
37.	2008	3252	European Communities Act 1972	Beef and Veal Labelling Regulations 2008 [2008/3252]	2
38.	2001	2503	European Communities Act 1972	Beef Special Premium Regulations 2001	1
39.	2001	880	European Communities Act 1972	Biocidal Products Regulations 2001	1
40.	2008	962	European Communities Act 1972	Bluetongue Regulations 2008	1
41.	1997	813	European Communities Act 1972	Bovine Hides Regulations 1997	1
42.	2007	1319	European Communities Act 1972	Bovine Semen (England) Regulations 2007	2
43.	2008	2795	European Communities Act 1972	Cat and Dog Fur (Control of Import, Export and Placing on the Market) Regulations 2008 [2008/2795]	1
44.	1988	1001	European Communities Act 1972	Cereals Co-responsibility Levy Regulations 1988	2
45.	1992	314	European Communities Act 1972	Common Agricultural Policy (Protection of Community Arrangements) Regulations 1992	1
46.	2001	686	European Communities Act 1972	Common Agricultural Policy (Wine) (England and Northern Ireland) Regulations 2001	1
47.	2005	218	European Communities Act 1972	Common Agricultural Policy Single Payment and Support Schemes (Integrated Administration and Control Systems) Regulations 2005	1
48.	1994	2716	European Communities Act 1972	Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c) Regulations 1994	3
49.	1991	1620	European Communities Act 1972	Construction Products Regulations 1991	2
50.	1997	1372	European Communities Act 1972	Control of Trade in Endangered Species (Enforcement) Regulations 1997	2
51.	2006	3311	European Communities Act 1972	Controls on Dangerous Substances and Preparations Regulations 2006	2
52.	1973	1642	European Communities Act 1972	Dairy Herd Conversion Premium Regulations 1973	1
53.	2002	458	European Communities Act 1972	Dairy Produce Quotas (General Provisions) Regulations 2002	1
54.	2005	2469	European Communities Act 1972	Detergents Regulations 2005	2
55.	1994	1447	European Communities Act 1972	Diseases of Fish (Control) Regulations 1994	2
56.	2006	2486	European Communities Act 1972	EC Fertilisers (England and Wales) Regulations 2006	2
57.	2007	2037	European Communities Act 1972	Ecodesign for Energy-Using Products Regulations 2007	2
58.	1999	1676	European Communities Act 1972	Energy Information (Dishwashers) Regulations 1999	2
59.	2005	1726	European Communities Act 1972	Energy Information (Household Air Conditioners) (No. 2) Regulations 2005	2
60.	2003	751	European Communities Act 1972	Energy Information (Household Electric Ovens) Regulations 2003	2
61.	2004	1468	European Communities Act 1972	Energy Information (Household Refrigerators and Freezers) Regulations 2004	2
62.	1999	1517	European Communities Act 1972	Energy Information (Lamps) Regulations 1999	2
63.	1996	601	European Communities Act 1972	Energy Information (Tumble Driers) Regulations 1996	2
64.	1996	600	European Communities Act 1972	Energy Information (Washing Machines) Regulations 1996	2
65.	2006	2522	European Communities Act 1972	Environmental Impact Assessment (Agriculture) (England) (No 2) Regulations 2006	2
66.	2007	2933	European Communities Act 1972	Environmental Impact Assessment (Agriculture) (Wales) Regulations 2007	3
67.	2002	528	European Communities Act 1972	Environmental Protection (Controls on Ozone-Depleting Substances) Regulations 2002	2
68.	1989	219	European Communities Act 1972	Farm and Conservation Grant Regulations 1989	1
69.	1991	1630	European Communities Act 1972	Farm and Conservation Grant Regulations 1991	1
70.	1981	1707	European Communities Act 1972	Farm and Horticulture Development Regulations 1981	1
71.	2005	3280	European Communities Act 1972	Feed (Hygiene and Enforcement) (England) Regulations 2005	2
72.	1999	1872	European Communities Act 1972	Feeding Stuffs (Establishments and Intermediaries) Regulations 1999	2
73.	1997	1881	European Communities Act 1972	Fish Health Regulations 1997	1
74.	2001	1117	European Communities Act 1972	Fisheries and Aquaculture Structures (Grants) (England) Regulations 2001	1
75.	1995	1576	European Communities Act 1972	Fisheries and Aquaculture Structures (Grants) Regulations 1995	1
	2008	41	European Communities Act 1972	Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases Regulations 2008 (Revoked)	0
76.	2009	261	European Communities Act 1972	Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases Regulations 2009 [2009/261]	1
77.	2002	3026	European Communities Act 1972	Forest Reproductive Material (Great Britain) Regulations 2002	1
78.	2005	1803	European Communities Act 1972	General Product Safety Regulations 2005	1
79.	2005	1914	European Communities Act 1972	Genetically Modified Organisms (Traceability and Labelling) (Wales) Regulations 2005	1
80.	2007	3284	European Communities Act 1972	Grants for Fishing and Aquaculture Industries Regulations 2007	1
81.	2002	787	European Communities Act 1972	Hemp (Third Country Imports) Regulations 2002	3
82.	1979	1095	European Communities Act 1972	Hops Certification Regulations 1979	1
83.	2004	1397	European Communities Act 1972	Horse Passports (England) Regulations 2004	1
84.	2005	231	European Communities Act 1972	Horse Passports (Wales) Regulations 2005	1
85.	2009	1361	European Communities Act 1972	Marketing of Fresh Horticultural Produce Regulations 2009 [2009/1361]	2
86.	2009	1551	European Communities Act 1972	Marketing of Fresh Horticultural Produce (Wales) Regulations 2009 [2009/1551]	2
87.	1995	2653	European Communities Act 1972	Marketing of Fruit Plant Material Regulations 1995	1
88.	1999	1801	European Communities Act 1972	Marketing of Ornamental Plant Propagating Material Regulations 1999	1
89.	1995	2652	European Communities Act 1972	Marketing of Vegetable Plant Material Regulations 1995	1
90.	2004	2363	European Communities Act 1972	Non Commercial Movement of Pet Animals (England) Regulations 2004	1
91.	1977	1304	European Communities Act 1972	Non-Marketing of Milk and Milk Products and the Dairy Herd Conversion Premiums Regulations 1977	1
92.	1994	1806	European Communities Act 1972	Notification of Existing Substances (Enforcement) Regulations 1994	1
93.	2006	3472	European Communities Act 1972	Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food) (England) Regulations 2006	3
94.	2007	1842	European Communities Act 1972	Offshore Marine Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c) Regulations 2007	3
95.	1992	695	European Communities Act 1972	Oilseeds Producers (Support System) Regulations 1992	1
96.	2005	3522	European Communities Act 1972	Older Cattle (Disposal) (England) Regulations 2005	1
97.	2003	2577	European Communities Act 1972	Olive Oil (Marketing Standards) Regulations 2003	1
98.	2009	842	European Communities Act 1972	Organic Products Regulations [2009/842]	2
	2006	1510	European Communities Act 1972	Ozone Depleting Substances (Qualifications) Regulations 2006 (Revoked)	0
99.	2009	216	European Communities Act 1972	Ozone-Depleting Substances (Qualifications) Regulations 2009 [2009/216]	2
100.	1994	2155	European Communities Act 1972	Pig Carcase (Grading) Regulations 1994	1
101.	2008	465	European Communities Act 1972	Products of Animal Origin (Disease Control) (England) Regulations 2008	1
102.	1996	3124	European Communities Act 1972	Products of Animal Origin (Import and Export) Regulations 1996	2
103.	2006	2841	European Communities Act 1972	Products of Animal Origin (Third Country Imports) (England) Regulations 2006	2
104.	2003	3100	European Communities Act 1972	Registration of Establishments (Laying Hens) (England) Regulations 2003	1
105.	2005	1605	European Communities Act 1972	Registration of Fish Buyers and Sellers and Designation of Fish Auction Sites Regulations 2005	2
106.	2007	75	European Communities Act 1972	Rural Development (Enforcement) England) Regulations 2007	1
107.	2000	2907	European Communities Act 1972	Rural Development Grants (Agriculture and Forestry) Regulations 2000	1
108.	2006	2821	European Communities Act 1972	Salmonella in Turkey Flocks and Slaughter Pigs (Survey Powers) (England) Regulations 2006	1
109.	1986	1272	European Communities Act 1972	Sea Fish (Marketing Standards) Regulations 1986	1
110.	1992	130	European Communities Act 1972	Sea Fishing (Days in Port) Regulations 1992	1
111.	2009	1850	European Communities Act 1972	Sea Fishing (Landing and Weighing of Herring, Mackerel and Horse Mackerel) Order 2009 [2009/1850]	3
112.	1996	48	European Communities Act 1972	Sheep Annual Premium and Suckler Cow Premium Quotas (Re-assessment of Eligibility) Regulations 1996	1
113.	2008	2347	European Communities Act 1972	Sea Fishing (Recovery) Measures) Order 2008 [2008/2347] Revokes 2005/393 & 2006/1796	3
114.	1992	2677	European Communities Act 1972	Sheep Annual Premium Regulations 1992	1
115.	1995	184	European Communities Act 1972	Surplus Food Regulations 1995	1
116.	2008	1881	European Communities Act 1972	Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (England) Regulations 2008 [2006/1881]	1
117.	1997	1968	European Communities Act 1972	Veal (Marketing Payment) Regulations 1997	1
118.	2005	2773	European Communities Act 1972	Volatile Organic Compounds in Paints, Varnishes and Vehicle Refinishing Products Regulations 2005	1
119.	1995	731	European Communities Act 1972	Welfare of Animals (Slaughter or Killing) Regulations 1995	1
120.	2007	2399	European Communities Act 1972	Zoonoses (Monitoring) (England) Regulations 2007	2
121.	1991	2632	European Communities Act 1972/ Agricultural and Forestry (Financial Provisions) Act 1991	Suckler Cow Premium Regulations 1991	1
122.	1999	3315	European Communities Act 1972/ Scotland Act 1998	Hill Livestock (Compensatory Allowances) (Enforcement) Regulations 1999	1
123.	2006	1846	Export Control Act 2002	Export of Radioactive Sources (Control) Order 2006	2
124.	2006	1471	Finance Act 1973/ European Communities Act 1972	Animals and Animal Products (Import and Export) (England) Regulations 2006	1
125.	2007	529	Finance Act 1973/ European Communities Act 1972	Cattle Identification Regulations 2007	1
	2004	1604	Finance Act 1973/ European Communities Act 1972	Organic Products Regulations 2004 (Revoked)
126.	2007	2539	Finance Act 1973/ European Communities Act 1972	Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2007	2
127.	2004	2467	Fisheries Act 1981	Fishing Boats (Satellite-Tracking Devices) (England) Scheme 2004	1
128.	1997	1924	Fisheries Act 1981	Fishing Vessels (Decommissioning) Scheme 1997	1
129.	2003	2669	Fisheries Act 1981	Fishing Vessels (Decommissioning) Scheme 2003	1
130.	1995	1609	Fisheries Act 1981	Fishing Vessels (Safety Improvements) (Grants) Scheme 1995	1
131.	2005	17	Fisheries Act 1981	Incidental Catches of Cetaceans in Fisheries (England) Order 2005	2
132.	2006	1970	Fisheries Act 1981	Sea Fishing (Enforcement of Annual Community and Third Country Fishing Measures) (England) Order 2006	2
133.	2000	1081	Fisheries Act 1981	Sea Fishing (Enforcement of Community Conservation Measures) Order 2000	3
134.	2000	51	Fisheries Act 1981	Sea Fishing (Enforcement of Community Control Measures) Order 2000 (2)	2
135.	2007	2554	Fisheries Act 1981	Sea Fishing (Prohibition on the Removal of Shark Fins) Order 2007	2
136.	2003	1535	Fisheries Act 1981	Sea Fishing (Restriction on Days at Sea) (No. 2) Order 2003	2
	2005	393	Fisheries Act 1981	Sea Fishing (Restriction on Days at Sea) Order 2005 (Revoked)	0
137.	2007	927	Fisheries Act 1981	Sea Fishing (Restriction on Days at Sea) Order 2007	2
138.	2006	31	Food Safety Act 1990/ European Communities Act 1972	Food Hygiene (Wales) Regulations 2006	3
139.	1997	1729	Food Safety Act 1990/European Communities Act 1972	Animals and Animal Products (Examination for Residues and Maximum Residue Limits) Regulations 1997	1
140.	1984	1145	Food Safety Act 1990/European Communities Act 1972	Poultry Meat (Water Content) Regulations 1984	1
141.	1975	335	Health & Safety at Work etc. Act 1974	Health and Safety Inquiries (Procedure) Regulations 1975	1
142.	1972	674	Hovercraft Act 1968	Hovercraft (General) Order 1972	1
143.	1984	687	Plant Health Act 1967	Dutch Elm Disease (Local Authorities) Order 1984	1
144.	2005	279	Plant Health Act 1967	Dutch Potatoes (Notification) (England) Order 2005 (2)	1
145.	2004	3367	Plant Health Act 1967	Plant Health (Phytophthora kernovii Management Zone) (England) Order 2004	2
146.	2006	2695	Plant Health Act 1967	Plant Health (Wood Packaging Material Marking) (Forestry) Order 2006	1
147.	1974	768	Plant Health Act 1967	Watermark Disease (Local Authorities) Order 1974	1
148.	2005	2530	Plant Health Act 1967/ Agriculture (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1972	Plant Health (England) Order 2005	4
149.	2004	3213	Plant Health Act 1967/ Agriculture (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1972	Plant Health (Forestry) (Phytophthora ramorum) (Great Britain) Order 2004	2
150.	2005	2517	Plant Health Act 1967/ Agriculture (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1972	Plant Health (Forestry) Order 2005	4
151.	2004	2590	Plant Health Act 1967/ Agriculture (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1972	Plant Health (Phytophthora ramorum) (England) Order 2004	2
152.	2004		Waste & Emissions Trading Act 2003	Landfill Allowances Scheme (Wales) Regulations 2004	1

Secondary information

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Written question

Reference

2607; 718 c251-62WA

Session

2009-10

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Powers of Entry etc. Bill [HL]
Wednesday, 14 November 2007
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House of Lords

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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Powers of entry

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Powers of Entry etc Bill (HL) 2009-10

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